River Adventure 2001

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Join us, the fifth grade students of Southwood Elementary, and our teacher, Mr. Beamer, on our flying adventure.

It will be an adventure, because ultralight airplanes are home-made, and flying long distances over difficult terrain in less that perfect weather usually is an adventure in these simple aircraft.  Here is an outline of some of the things we will do to get ready for the trip.  We'll keep you posted as our adventure unfolds.

  To prepare for our trip we will learn about:

Airplanes and how they fly 
Flight planning and navigation (math)
Weather and climate along our route
Geography and terrain along our route How to access and update our web site How to use e-mail 
Things of interest at our destination, as well as along our route.

Flight planning involved:

Charting our course on aeronautical charts
Planning 1 to 2 hour legs and checking for airports along the way
Figuring fuel consumption and cost
Making a list of supplies needed on the trip.

Launch day activities:

Weather checks 
Aircraft preflight 
Take-off, possibly from school

Launch date: September 13, 2000
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